Im not sure how anyone with an ounce of logic can already claim that RE4 will bomb, i mean a freaking remake sold over a million and RE0, a not so good sequel with the same flaws as its prequels followed the sales close to 1 million, if its not over that by now (990k last i recall, and that was a while ago).
And i agree that it was a smart move, i just went throught pikmin 2, GTA SA, halo 2, MGS3, MP2E, some of SMT, DS and soon kotor 2, give me a fucking break! not only in time but also for my budget ;_; I have to finish SMT eventually, not sure when i'll find the time for that.
There's pretty much nothing in january for all consoles except RE4, when the late hype starts building up because online reviews start hitting, i think it will make a lot of people salivate, unlike if it would have launched in november, where pretty much EVERY gamer on any platform had something to play.